How to Have An Empire State of Mind Like Jay-Z by Lyon Brave
Jay Z once famously rapped, "I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man." In truth he's both. Not only does Jay Z own a chain of sports bars, but he is a Hollywood producer, fashion designer and even a business consultant for Budweiser.
Thanks to his tenacious personality, his successful rap career,and a lot of side hustles, the musician Jay-Z has an estimated net worth of £630 million ($810 million), according to Forbes Magazine in May 2017.
Jay-Z was born Shawn Corey Carter in 1969. He grew up in Marcy, a housing project in Brooklyn that was violent. Guns where everywhere. Access to guns was so easy, when Jay-Z was 12, he shot his brother who was addicted to crack for stealing his ring.
In 1982, Jay-Z's father left and his mother had to support her family alone. It was by following her example that Jay-Z got his unrelenting work ethic – his hustle.
“Look what I embody: the soul of a hustler.”
There wasn't a lot of opportunity for an ambitious black kid like Shawn. Given the choice between applying for a job at McDonald's or becoming a drug dealer, he chose selling drugs, which was the definition of a hustler.
Now Jay-Z runs legitimate businesses instead of selling illegal drugs, but he's still got the energy of a hustler. More than anything else, that has been the engine behind his success.
However, it takes great business acumen to go from street hustling to owning a piece of the New York Jets and being married to one of the world's sexiest and most powerful females, Beyonce. Here ar0 e 1
10.) Don't Wait Until You Have Perfect Circumstances
It just got to a point where it was, like, Make this decision, because this is something you really love and you love to do. It's time to really focus on and then get serious about it, give it your all.’ And once I did that, it was no looking back from there.”
Jay-Z, Interview with Forbes
9.) Don't Run Your Mouth
Hatters are gonna hate. The world is full of judgmental people, naysayers, and people who just don't really care about what you have to say. Sharing your dream with the world, gives a lot of people the opportunity to talk you out of your dreams. If you have a dream let your actions speak louder than words. Work on your dreams instead of talking about them. Talk is cheap.“I’m like a dog. I never speak, but I understand.” – Jay-Z8.) Know How to Handle Rejection :)
Jay-Z was turned down by every label in the industry. So did he give up on his dream of becoming a professional rapper? No. He started his own record label.
Jay-Z was offered a weak endorsement deal from Iceberg Apparel, even though Jays 'shout-outs for the clothing company were boosting their sales through the roof. So did he accept their offer? No. He started a competing clothing line and sold it ten years later for $200 million.
Jay-Z has an amazing knack for bouncing back from rejection. We would all benefit from adopting this mindset.
- “I was forced to be an artist and a CEO from the beginning, so I was forced to be like a businessman because when I was trying to get a record deal, it was so hard to get a record deal on my own that it was either give up or create my own company.” – Jay-Z
7.) Start a Blog: http://lifeandtimes.com/ http://lyonbrave.com/
6.) Help The President!!!
In 2008, US presidential candidate Barack Obama asked Jay-Z to help support his campaign. Jay put on a series of concerts to get out the vote. Just like that, Jay-Z had helped elect the first black president in United States history.5.) Hate Being Poor!!!
- “The burden of poverty isn’t just that you don’t always have the things you need, it’s the feeling of being embarrassed every day of your life, and you’d do anything to lift that burden.” – Jay-Z
4.) Don't Get Stuck!
Don't get stuck on one thing. Rap music is about diversity and so is life. To find your genius level talent you can't do what everyone else is doing. If you do the same thing over and over you will get the same results over and over. You got to try new things in life, especially when you realize something isn't getting you the results you want.
The real moneymaker for the NYC rapper comes from expanding his entertainment company Roc Nation into the sports management world. Jay Z used his incredible celebrity status and influence to draw in high profile athlete like Robinson Cano inking a $240 million contract with the Seattle Mariners (much to the chagrin of Hova's beloved New York Yankees) and engineering Kevin Durant's new $300 million deal with Nike.
If Jay-Z would of just stuck with rap, he wouldn't be so rich and known as a business man.
3.) Get Married to Someone On Your Level
As we already discussed, Jay-Z has an estimated net worth of £630 million ($810 million), according to Forbes Magazine.In May, the magazine reported his wife Beyonce is worth over £272 million ($350 million), meaning their net worth as a couple broke the $1 billion dollar mark at $1.16 billion.
This couple is not only a match financially, but ethnically, musically, culturally. It makes sense that these two are together.
2.) Mentor Others: Winners Listen to Winners!
Jay-Z has gone on to become a mentor , helping to launch the careers of Rihanna, Rita Ora, Willow Smith and even Kanya West.
Once you find your genius level talent, you have to believe in yourself so hard you never quit. There are going to be people with their own insecurities begging you to quit, telling you your dreams are stupid. Losers listen to losers and winners listen to winners.
1.) Remain True to Yourself:
If you do not remain true to yourself you will never become who you are meant to become. We all have a destiny, but we live in a world where people are afraid to be themselves because of the fear of rejection. It is better to be alone than stand with a crowd that forced you to get rid of your interest,style and manners to be a part of their group. You don't need to change yourself. You need to change your crew.
“My thing is related to who I am as a person. The clothes are an extension of me. The music is an extension of me. All my businesses are part of the culture, so I have to stay true to whatever I’m feeling at the time, whatever direction I’m heading in. And hopefully, everyone follows.” – Jay-Z
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